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(Photo credit: Perry Nelson-Imagn Images)Canada's World Cup team added Austin FC forward Jayden Nelson to the roster on Tuesday as a replacement for injured midfielder Marcelo Flores.Nelson, 23, scored a goal in stoppage time during Canada's 2-0 victory over Uzbekistan last week in a World Cup tune-up match in Edmonton. The Ontario native is a product of Toronto FC academy and has two goals in 10 matches
Read full story →(Photo credit: Perry Nelson-Imagn Images)Canada's World Cup team added Austin FC forward Jayden Nelson to the roster on Tuesday as a replacement for injured midfielder Marcelo Flores.Nelson, 23, scored a goal in stoppage time during Canada's 2-0 victory over Uzbekistan last week in a World Cup tune-up match in Edmonton. The Ontario native is a product of Toronto FC academy and has two goals in 10 matches
Read full story →(Photo credit: Perry Nelson-Imagn Images)Canada's World Cup team added Austin FC forward Jayden Nelson to the roster on Tuesday as a replacement for injured midfielder Marcelo Flores.Nelson, 23, scored a goal in stoppage time during Canada's 2-0 victory over Uzbekistan last week in a World Cup tune-up match in Edmonton. The Ontario native is a product of Toronto FC academy and has two goals in 10 matches
Read full story →KINSHASA -- The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 550, including 101 deaths, with health authorities warning that the outbreak continues to trend upward. According to an update released Monday, 35 new confirmed cases, including 10 deaths, were recorded on Sunday in the eastern provinces of Ituri and North Kivu. Seven additional patients recovered, bringing
Read full story →KINSHASA -- The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 550, including 101 deaths, with health authorities warning that the outbreak continues to trend upward. According to an update released Monday, 35 new confirmed cases, including 10 deaths, were recorded on Sunday in the eastern provinces of Ituri and North Kivu. Seven additional patients recovered, bringing
Read full story →KINSHASA -- The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 550, including 101 deaths, with health authorities warning that the outbreak continues to trend upward. According to an update released Monday, 35 new confirmed cases, including 10 deaths, were recorded on Sunday in the eastern provinces of Ituri and North Kivu. Seven additional patients recovered, bringing
Read full story →The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakh Foreign Minister Yermek Kosherbayev held talks with the U.S. Special Envoy for South and Central Asian Affairs and the U.S. Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, on June 9, reaffirming their commitment to strengthening the enhanced strategic partnership. Sergio Gor and Yermek Kosherbayev. Photo credit: Foreign Ministry During the meeting, the officials discussed a wide range of topics on the bilateral agenda, with particular attention to the development of economic and investment cooperation, as well as collaboration in innovation and artificial intelligence, education, and science. Prospects for cooperation in transport, logistics, and critical minerals were also discussed, reported the ministry’s press service. Kosherbayev stressed that Kazakhstan is consistently implementing large-scale constitutional reforms and programs to modernize the national economy. He noted that Astana views Washi…
Read full story →Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korea may have helped cement China’s “indispensable” role in ensuring regional stability and highlighted its importance to his host’s economy, analysts said. The Chinese president wrapped up his visit on Tuesday afternoon after reaching what he said was a “critical consensus” with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Xi told a lunch at the Kumsusan State Guest House that he was ready to work with Kim to to “jointly guide China-North Korea relations...
Read full story →(260609) -- KABUL, June 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan girl weaves a carpet at a family workshop in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 8, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: Strengthening carpet-weaving sector can create more jobs for Afghans" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
Read full story →(260609) -- KABUL, June 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan girl weaves a carpet at a family workshop in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 8, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: Strengthening carpet-weaving sector can create more jobs for Afghans" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
Read full story →(260609) -- KABUL, June 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan girl weaves a carpet at a family workshop in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 8, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: Strengthening carpet-weaving sector can create more jobs for Afghans" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
Read full story →This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority has issued an urgent appeal for a heart and lung donation to save a critically ill 13-year-old girl. The patient, Ching Ching, suffers from pulmonary hypertension and heart failure. She is currently being kept alive at Hong Kong Children’s Hospital with the support of an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or ECMO machine,...
Read full story →UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office called for calm on Tuesday after police said they arrested a Sudanese suspect over a stabbing in residential Belfast in Northern Ireland that drew national attention because of graphic videos of the attack online. Police said the victim was taken to the hospital with serious wounds to his face, neck and back late on Monday. They said the suspect, who is in his 30s, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remained in police custody. A kitchen...
Read full story →New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Reaffirming India's commitment to the welfare of the Afghan people, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday said New Delhi remains focused on fostering peace, stability and development in Afghanistan through sustained humanitarian assistance, development cooperation and capacity-building initiatives.Addressing the weekly media briefing when asked about the remarks made
Read full story →New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Reaffirming India's commitment to the welfare of the Afghan people, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday said New Delhi remains focused on fostering peace, stability and development in Afghanistan through sustained humanitarian assistance, development cooperation and capacity-building initiatives.Addressing the weekly media briefing when asked about the remarks made
Read full story →New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Reaffirming India's commitment to the welfare of the Afghan people, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday said New Delhi remains focused on fostering peace, stability and development in Afghanistan through sustained humanitarian assistance, development cooperation and capacity-building initiatives.Addressing the weekly media briefing when asked about the remarks made
Read full story →China is expected to overtake the United States as the world’s nuclear power leader, as the AI boom and war in the Middle East renew a global push for reliable energy sources, according to a new report. While the US maintained the world’s largest operational fleet of nuclear reactors, China now accounted for nearly half of all those under construction globally and was expected to match American capacity within five years, Gavekal Technologies said on Monday. “By a wide margin, China will have...
Read full story →KABUL, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Working in his small carpet-weaving shop from dawn to dusk to earn a livelihood for his 10-member family, Jan Mohammad expressed satisfaction over his income, while urging the government to further support the ancient craft. Afghanistan's name, according to Mohammad, 40, is tied to its hand-woven carpet, and the traditional industry could be the identity of the Central Asian nation glob
Read full story →KABUL, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Working in his small carpet-weaving shop from dawn to dusk to earn a livelihood for his 10-member family, Jan Mohammad expressed satisfaction over his income, while urging the government to further support the ancient craft. Afghanistan's name, according to Mohammad, 40, is tied to its hand-woven carpet, and the traditional industry could be the identity of the Central Asian nation glob
Read full story →KABUL, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Working in his small carpet-weaving shop from dawn to dusk to earn a livelihood for his 10-member family, Jan Mohammad expressed satisfaction over his income, while urging the government to further support the ancient craft. Afghanistan's name, according to Mohammad, 40, is tied to its hand-woven carpet, and the traditional industry could be the identity of the Central Asian nation glob
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